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PISTACIA VERA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts
Synonyms:
pistachio; pistachio tree; Pistacia vera
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Hypernyms ("Pistacia vera" is a kind of...):
nut tree (tree bearing edible nuts)
Meronyms (parts of "Pistacia vera"):
pistachio; pistachio nut (nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel)
Holonyms ("Pistacia vera" is a member of...):
genus Pistacia; Pistacia (a dicotyledonous genus of trees of the family Anacardiaceae having drupaceous fruit)